Category Archives: World
Arson suspect arrested after China house fire kills 22
BEIJING - Authorities apprehended a man suspected of setting fire to a two-story house in eastern China early Sunday, killing 22 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Investigators discove...
Jul 16, 2017
More hurdles as Senate again delays vote on GOP health bill
WASHINGTON - The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this coming week to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law after Sen. John McCain’s announced absence due to surgery, an ...
Jul 16, 2017
Korean jet loses radio contact, escorted to German airport
BERLIN - German authorities say a South Korean airliner headed for Switzerland was escorted to Stuttgart Airport by two German military jets after losing radio contact. Police said officials determine...
Jul 16, 2017

Juncker: EU's hand remains outstretched to Turkey
BERLIN - The head of the European Union’s executive body says the EU’s hand remains outstretched to Turkey but is renewing warnings that Ankara will not get EU membership if reinstates the...
Jul 16, 2017
Macron decries France's Nazi past during Netanyahu visit
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron denounced France’s collaboration in the Holocaust, lashing out Sunday at those who negate or minimize the country’s role in sending tens of thousan...
Jul 16, 2017

Teen charged in London acid attacks as UK plans crackdown
LONDON - British police have charged a teenager with a spate of London acid attacks, as authorities considered whether tougher sentences would curb a spike in assaults with corrosive liquids. The Metr...
Jul 16, 2017
16 Indian pilgrims killed as bus falls into gorge in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - A bus plunged into a 45-meter-deep (150-foot-deep) gorge in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Sunday, killing at least 16 Hindu pilgrims on their way to a cave shrine in the Himalayas...
Jul 16, 2017

Museum: John Waters film fest hails part of collector's gift
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Museum of Art is about to begin a John Waters film festival to celebrate a gift of photographs and a sculpture by the movie maker. Waters’ pieces include “Pig...
Jul 15, 2017
Israel reopens Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Muslim worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site Sunday after Israel reopened the compound following a rare closure in response to a deadly shooting last week that raised conce...
Jul 15, 2017

'Infinity War' upstages 'Star Wars' at star-studded fan expo
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A hair-raising teaser trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War” stole the show at the star-studded presentation of the Walt Disney Studios upcoming live-action films at the st...
Jul 15, 2017